Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-22
THE GILMAN COMES.
Long EXISTING Domestic Unhappiness
Arise in the Court by the Wife's

Long EXISTING Domestic Unhappiness
Arise in the Court by the Wife's
PiaiDt---Laura vs. Roy Bowiby-
The ARGUS, few evenings ago, men
toned the mysterious disappearance from
this city of well known married wom-
an, wife of Second avenue merchant.
and the smotheTed sensation which had
been created by her unexplained conduct
The lady's name was suppressed then
until such time as further developments
would have clearly established the sup>
posed facts in the case. The husband at
the time claimed that his wife's disap>
pearance was unexplainable; that she
had contracted number of debts for ex-
travagancies about the city and left them
| for him to settle.
The climax came this morning, when
Laura B. Bowlby returned TO the city, and
through her attorney T. Kenworthy,
petitioned the circuit court for decree of
separate maintenance in suit which she
filed, making her husband, d. Roy Bowl
by, defendant. The petitioner claims
that she was married TO d. Roy Bowlby
at Quincy, December 12, 1885, and that
she lived with him as dutitul wife I'M
Ill October 10, 1887, when. because of i'll
health, brought on by extreme and re
peated cruelty. she was obliged to leave
him and 60 to her own family at Hanni-
bal, Mo. She states that her husband,
D. Roy Bowlby, was a divorced man
when she married him, and that by his
repeated acts of cruelty and violence, he
has made her life miserable and unendur-
able She alleges that he has not prop
erly regarded his marriage duties; that
he had displayed on divers occasions a
violent temper, has used obscene and
profane language in her presence and
directed at her, and has at times resorted
to personal violence.
She enumerates some of the alleged
acts of cruelty and violence, stating that
in September last. at their rooms In Stai
block he forced her from an arm chail
10 which she was seated, forced her tc
the floor and attempted to choke her
and that his vile and abusive language
addressed to her on this occasion caused
her to be sick She also speaks in be-
etition of another time in August, wheI
he abused her shamefully, addressed hel
in insulting and abusive epithets ant
Swore vengeance upon her.
The petitioner also asks for an injunc
ton to prevent the defendants disposin,
of his household furniture and othe
personal possessions; and she furthe
prays for proper alimony. solicitors fees
etc. Judge Peasants made Al order thi
morning restraining the defendant from
selling his personal property.
;SiMr BOwlby denies all the allegation:
stating that they are absolutely withou
foundation; that the whole AFFAIR." the exc
cution of a threat that Mrs Bowlby recen
ly made by letter from Hannibal. Mo. :.
he should refuse to pay for a damon
ring that she obtained from the jewelr
store of Jacob Ramser, Dir. Bowlb
says, under false pretences on Octobt
: 10 last At that time. he claims, sh
wanted 800 to pay her travelling ex
penses to Hannibal, and while /
was out If the store getting b.
the money and few minute
before train time she ran into RamseI
iewelrv store and obtained damon
ring, and under pretense of wanting
show it to her husband, left the CT
without showing it to him or ment onir
the fact to him. When he refused to
Influenced by her threat of prosecute
in ease he would not pay for the rim
she returned 10 Rock Island AMI gave Il
ring back to Ramser and started Il
suit In reply to the charges of a5u
and cruelty, he says the whole case W
instigated by malice and revenge, al
that he has INDUCED her in every wi
and spent over $1,000 in the last Gig
teen months-independe of living e
penses-for presents and pleasure tri
for her. Mr.. Bowlby also claims tn
she run up other bills for silk dresses a
other extravagancies on the eve of b
departure. all Of which he has settled